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3.6KAnalysisThree reasons a Dutch ethicist changed his mind about assisted suicide
As more countries and states consider legalizing euthanasia and assisted suicide, people are warning that legalizing the killing of some patients harms...
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1.6KIssuesSick: First assisted suicide in Australian state of Victoria called ‘an historic moment’
A mother in the Australian state of Victoria has become the first casualty of the state’s legalization of assisted suicide. Kerry Robertson,...
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2.7KNewsbreakNew Jersey has officially legalized assisted suicide
UPDATE, 4/15/19: Friday, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed the legislation legalizing assisted suicide. In a statement, Murphy said legalizing assisted suicide...
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4.2KAnalysisStudy: Assisted suicide can be painful, prolonged and inhumane
Assisted suicide activists claim that death by assisted suicide is the relief of suffering and “death with dignity.” But a recent study...
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4.8KIssuesFamilies of assisted suicide victims plead for the killing to end
Proponents of assisted suicide say it should be legal so terminally ill people can die peaceful deaths, as opposed to long, painful...
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5.7KHuman Interest‘Man of Steel,’ who fought assisted suicide and brain cancer, has died
J.J. Hanson, a former Marine and aide to two New York governors, has died at the age of 36. The New York...
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2.2KNewsbreakAustralian doctor slams assisted suicide: ‘I want to care for people, not kill them’
In Australia, the legalization of assisted suicide is under debate. Proponents are urging for residents to vote in favor of “assisted dying”...
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3.0KHuman RightsPersons with disabilities speak out against assisted suicide: We are treated as ‘burdens or costs,’ not as members of society
Around the world, assisted suicide continues to spread, largely unchecked. In places like Belgium and the Netherlands, there are seemingly no limits...
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3.8KIssuesDoctor wants D.C.’s assisted suicide law repealed: A ‘right to die’ soon creates a ‘duty to die’
Last December, Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser signed into law legislation that legalized assisted suicide. The controversial bill faced heavy opposition, particularly...
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9.9KHuman RightsDoctor: Insurance companies are denying treatment and pushing assisted suicide on patients
A disturbing new video highlights the dangers of legalizing assisted suicide and how easily it is already being abused, right here in...
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2.5KHuman RightsWashington D.C. Council passes bill to legalize assisted suicide
In October, Live Action News reported that the District of Columbia Council planned a vote on assisted suicide. B21-38, known as the “Death with...
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4.9KAnalysisA nurse practitioner reveals the hidden dangers of physician-assisted suicide and Colorado’s Prop 106
Physician-assisted suicide occurs when a physician prescribes lethal drugs to a patient so that the patient can self-administer the drugs to bring...
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3.0KOpinionColorado news outlet was right to refuse to romanticize assisted suicide
Proponents of assisted suicide don’t like for people to call it that. As anyone familiar with the debate over legalization of assisted...
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2.8KNewsbreakCanadian hospitals and clinics refuse to participate in doctor-assisted suicide
After a 2015 ruling by the Canadian Supreme Court ordered the federal government to amend the criminal code to allow for euthanasia,...
